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Teacher Kills 5-Year-Old Pupil, Hanifa Abubakar After Demanding N6 Ransom In Kano

Tobias Sylvester
By Tobias Sylvester
Published: January 21, 2022
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Kano State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, over his alleged involvement in the kidnap and death of a five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar.

Teacher Kills 5-Year-Old Pupil, Hanifa Abubakar After Demanding N6 Ransom In Kano

How Abdulmalik Tanko Killed Hanifa Abubakar

In a statement on Thursday, the Kano police spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa said Tanko conspired with one Hashim Isyaku, 37, to kidnap Hanifa after which, they demanded N6 million ransom.

Kiyawa said the teacher killed his pupil with poison when he found that she had recognized him, and they buried her in a shallow grave located at the private school premises.

The statement reads, “Some time on the 04/12/2021 at about 2030hrs, a report was received from a resident of Dakata Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State that, one Hanifa Abubakar, ‘f’, aged 5 years old, was kidnapped and a ransom of Six Million Naira (N6,000,000.00) was demanded.

“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi, met with heads of security agencies in the state, re-strategised for effective service delivery and raised a team of Operation Puff Adder led by SP Shehu Dahiru to arrest the culprits.

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“Sustained efforts and prolonged follow-up led to the arrest of one Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, ‘m’, aged 30 years old, of Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State and one Hashim Isyaku, ‘m’, aged 37 years old, of same address by a detective team of the Department of State Services (DSS), Kano State.

“On investigation, Abdulmalik confessed that, the victim, Hanifa, is his student at a private school in Kwanar Dakata, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State. He kidnapped her and took her to his house where he contacted her relatives and demanded a ransom of Six Million Naira (N6,000,000.00).

“On the 18/12/2021, having realised that the victim recognised him, he claimed to have poisoned her to death, conspired with one Hashim Isyaku, ‘m’, took and buried her in a shallow grave located at the private school premises located at Kwanar ‘Yan Gana, Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA, Kano State.

“Hashim also confessed that, sometimes in the month of November 2021, the principal suspect, Abdulmalik met him and one Fatima Jibreel Musa, ‘f’, 27 years old, of Layin Falaki Tudun Murtala Quarters, Nassarawa LGA Kano State and ordered them to kidnap Hanifa. They planned but later rescinded their action. Fatima was also arrested.“

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The police spokesman said the suspects led a combined team of security and medical operatives to where the body was buried.

The corpse was exhumed and taken to the Mohammed Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital Kano where she was confirmed dead.

The police added that the suspects will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.

KanyiDaily had also reported how a 28-year-old teacher, Idowu Daniel was arrested for forcefully raping a 17-year-old female pupil inside the school’s biology laboratory in Lagos.

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